abreact
abreact · abreacts · abreacted · abreacting
abreagieren
To eliminate previously repressed emotions by reliving past experiencesTo eliminate previously repressed emotions by reliving past experiences.
US/ˌæb.ɹiˈækt/
Meaning
1 sensesTo eliminate previously repressed emotions by reliving past experiences.
abreagieren
More definitions
- discharge bad feelings or tension through verbalization
Translations
3 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
eliminate previously repressed emotions:
Origin
Partial calque of German abreagieren, from ab (“away from, off, down from”) + reagieren (“Partial calque of German abreagieren, from ab (“away from, off, down from”) + reagieren (“to react”), equivalent to ab- + react.
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Forms
abreacts, abreacting, abreacted, abreactedWord family
2 related wordsRelatedabreaction
Derivedabreactive
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle